critic
UK/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/
critic noun: a person who appraises the works of others. Also the obsolete form of critique.
Noun
critic (countable and uncountable, plural critics)
- A person who appraises the works of others.
- Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.
- The opinion of the most skilful critics was, that nothing finer [than Goldsmith's Traveller] had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the Dunciad.1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green...
- A specialist in judging works of art.
- One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
- When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC
- An opponent.
Verb
critic (third-person singular simple present critics, present participle criticking, simple past and past participle criticked)
- To criticise.
- Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority
Also used as
critic is also the obsolete form of critique.
critic meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
critic in Hindi
- person who appraises the works of others
- आलोचक ālocak, विवेचक vivecak
- specialist in judging works of art
- आलोचक ālocak, विवेचक vivecak
- one who criticizes; a person who finds fault
- आलोचक ālocak, विवेचक vivecak
critic in Marathi
- टीकाकार, समीक्षक, टीका करणारा
critic in Urdu
- نقاد, تنقید کرنے والا, تنقید نگار
critic in Bengali
- সমালোচক, সমালোচনাকারী
More languagesFewer languages
- critic in Kannada
- ವಿಮರ್ಶಕ
- critic in Gujarati
- ટીકાકાર, વિવેચક
- critic in Odia
- ସମାଲୋଚକ
- critic in Nepali
- आलोचक
- critic in Tagalog
- mamumuna
- critic in Arabic
- نَقَّاد naqqād, نَاقِد nāqid, ناقد
- critic in Indonesian
- kritik
- critic in Persian
- منتقد montaqed, باریکبین bârik-bin
- critic in Thai
- นักวิจารณ์ nák-wí-jaan
- critic in Vietnamese
- nhà phê bình
Examples of critic in a sentence
- While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics.
- Critics of contemporary culture generally posit a steep decline in cultural literacy.
- Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
Forms of critic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | critics |
| alternative form | critick |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | critics |
| present participle | criticking |
| past participle | criticked |
| past | criticked |
Origin of critic
Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”).
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Words that rhyme with critic
Questions about critic
- What does critic mean?
- Critic means a person who appraises the works of others.
- What is critic in Hindi?
- Critic in Hindi is आलोचक (ālocak), विवेचक (vivecak). See Critic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is critic?
- Critic can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce critic?
- Critic is pronounced /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of critic?
- The plural of critic is critics.
Words near critic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: critic (page history and authors); critic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); critic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); critic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); critic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); critic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); critic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); critic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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